The 2nd annual U.S. – Saudi Business Opportunities Forum is a high-level gathering of senior officials and business leaders from Saudi Arabia and the United States. This three-day forum will explore opportunities for greater economic collaboration between the two nations as well as provide an unparalleled business networking environment.

2010 US-SAUDI BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FORUM

APRIL 27-29 | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

ATLANTA, GA

MAY 23-25, 2011

His Excellency Abdullah A. Zainel Alireza

Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Minister Abdullah Alireza was appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry in March 2008. Previously, he served as a Minister of State without portfolio when he was appointed by King Fahd in 2003. He has been a Member of the Supreme Economic Council since 2005 and serves on the Board of Trustees of King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for the Gifted.

During the last twenty years, Minister Alireza has been Chairman of multiple businesses and organizations, including the Saudi Services & Operating Company, Saudi Energy Services Company Limited, Saudi Trade & Export Development Company, and the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he is a former Chairman of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce & Industry. Minister Alireza has been Co-Chairman of the National U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce since 1999, and is a member of the Commission for Industrial Cities & Technology Parks, and the Human Resource Development Fund.

Minister Alireza works closely with academic institutions and non-profit organizations around the world promoting education and cross-cultural understanding. Minister Alireza obtained his B.A. in Political Science from Whittier College in California, and performed graduate work at Washington, D.C.’s American University and Georgetown University.